Views: Perth vs Melbourne

Perth and Melbourne are both flat, but Perth has great views and Melbourne doesn’t.
Melbourne is ugly, apart from good architecture and great sculpture.
It’s been said, truthfully, that you should never look for a house with a view in Melbourne because there isn’t one.
To test that, I’ve been searching for the best views around Melbourne, to compare with typical Perth views.
Here’s the result.

Typical views in Perth.

What prompted this thread was the view from my local bus stop on Melbourne. Here it is. Station St, Cheltenham. Being in Melbourne is like being in a prison.

So I went in seatch of Melbopurne’s best views. And after a three month search here are the four best.

Mt Dandenong from Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin. Don’t knock the view. Amazing that I can actually see unobstructed over the top of all the buildings.

View of the City from Mt Dandenong. People have to pay real money to see this view.

View of the City from the Esplanade, Brighton.

The best Melbourne view I found of something other than the City is this one. Springvale cemetery from McWilliam St.

Sure there are some pretty pictures of Melbourne architecture, but there are no views here to compare with those in Perth, Sydney or Brisbane. It’s just oppressive.

fortunately we haven’t been there recently but there’s plenty of nice, different tastes for different peeps we suppose

mollwollfumble said:

Views: Perth vs Melbourne

Perth and Melbourne are both flat, but Perth has great views and Melbourne doesn’t.
Melbourne is ugly, apart from good architecture and great sculpture.
It’s been said, truthfully, that you should never look for a house with a view in Melbourne because there isn’t one.
To test that, I’ve been searching for the best views around Melbourne, to compare with typical Perth views.
Here’s the result.

Typical views in Perth.

What prompted this thread was the view from my local bus stop on Melbourne. Here it is. Station St, Cheltenham. Being in Melbourne is like being in a prison.

So I went in seatch of Melbopurne’s best views. And after a three month search here are the four best.

Mt Dandenong from Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin. Don’t knock the view. Amazing that I can actually see unobstructed over the top of all the buildings.

View of the City from Mt Dandenong. People have to pay real money to see this view.

View of the City from the Esplanade, Brighton.

The best Melbourne view I found of something other than the City is this one. Springvale cemetery from McWilliam St.

Sure there are some pretty pictures of Melbourne architecture, but there are no views here to compare with those in Perth, Sydney or Brisbane. It’s just oppressive.

Remind yourself that by their very nature, cities are built to destroy the view.

mollwollfumble said:

Views: Perth vs Melbourne

Perth and Melbourne are both flat, but Perth has great views and Melbourne doesn’t.
Melbourne is ugly, apart from good architecture and great sculpture.
It’s been said, truthfully, that you should never look for a house with a view in Melbourne because there isn’t one.
To test that, I’ve been searching for the best views around Melbourne, to compare with typical Perth views.
Here’s the result.

Typical views in Perth.

What prompted this thread was the view from my local bus stop on Melbourne. Here it is. Station St, Cheltenham. Being in Melbourne is like being in a prison.

So I went in seatch of Melbopurne’s best views. And after a three month search here are the four best.

Mt Dandenong from Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin. Don’t knock the view. Amazing that I can actually see unobstructed over the top of all the buildings.

View of the City from Mt Dandenong. People have to pay real money to see this view.

View of the City from the Esplanade, Brighton.

The best Melbourne view I found of something other than the City is this one. Springvale cemetery from McWilliam St.

Sure there are some pretty pictures of Melbourne architecture, but there are no views here to compare with those in Perth, Sydney or Brisbane. It’s just oppressive.

I think you have been doing some inverted cherry picking. The last time I was in Melbourne I did several morning walks into town along the Yarra, and I saw many good views.

roughbarked said:

Remind yourself that by their very nature, cities are built to destroy the view.

Um, more a case of forests being built to destroy the view. The trees tend to be three times as tall in Melbourne as ib Perth.

> I think you have been doing some inverted cherry picking. The last time I was in Melbourne I did several morning walks into town along the Yarra, and I saw many good views.

Ta. I’ll try the Yarra. I haven’t been along there in 25 years.

There are some good views in Docklands, but that’s all because of the architecture.

If I go far enough south – Mount Eliza – there may or may not be some views. Apart from those I’ve photographed, I can guarantee that there’s nothing within a 20 minute drive from home.

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

Remind yourself that by their very nature, cities are built to destroy the view.

Um, more a case of forests being built to destroy the view. The trees tend to be three times as tall in Melbourne as ib Perth.

> I think you have been doing some inverted cherry picking. The last time I was in Melbourne I did several morning walks into town along the Yarra, and I saw many good views.

Ta. I’ll try the Yarra. I haven’t been along there in 25 years.

There are some good views in Docklands, but that’s all because of the architecture.

If I go far enough south – Mount Eliza – there may or may not be some views. Apart from those I’ve photographed, I can guarantee that there’s nothing within a 20 minute drive from home.

Climb a tree then and while you are there, give it a hug.

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

Remind yourself that by their very nature, cities are built to destroy the view.

Um, more a case of forests being built to destroy the view. The trees tend to be three times as tall in Melbourne as ib Perth.

> I think you have been doing some inverted cherry picking. The last time I was in Melbourne I did several morning walks into town along the Yarra, and I saw many good views.

Ta. I’ll try the Yarra. I haven’t been along there in 25 years.

There are some good views in Docklands, but that’s all because of the architecture.

If I go far enough south – Mount Eliza – there may or may not be some views. Apart from those I’ve photographed, I can guarantee that there’s nothing within a 20 minute drive from home.

OK, there’s a fair bit of architecture on the Yarra Walk, but also plenty of greenery to the East.

Also the Melbourne Botanic Gardens have some non-architectural views worth viewing (with city in the background, if you so choose).

The Rev Dodgson said:

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

Remind yourself that by their very nature, cities are built to destroy the view.

Um, more a case of forests being built to destroy the view. The trees tend to be three times as tall in Melbourne as ib Perth.

> I think you have been doing some inverted cherry picking. The last time I was in Melbourne I did several morning walks into town along the Yarra, and I saw many good views.

Ta. I’ll try the Yarra. I haven’t been along there in 25 years.

There are some good views in Docklands, but that’s all because of the architecture.

If I go far enough south – Mount Eliza – there may or may not be some views. Apart from those I’ve photographed, I can guarantee that there’s nothing within a 20 minute drive from home.

OK, there’s a fair bit of architecture on the Yarra Walk, but also plenty of greenery to the East.

Also the Melbourne Botanic Gardens have some non-architectural views worth viewing (with city in the background, if you so choose).

Thanks. Will try. It may even be possible to do the previously impossible and find parking these days.

> Climb a tree then and while you are there, give it a hug.

Climb? A tree? Is that possible?

I used to hug trees, not often but sometimes, in the year 1988.

Don’t worry

Melbourne will be getting a good view of the volcano

Soon